Pond pump having a controllable suction volume
AssigneeOASE GmbH
InventorDieter Hoffmeier
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Abstract
A pond pump includes a housing having a discharge port and an intake area, the intake area having a plurality of openings. A pump device is installed in the housing. A suction port in the housing is in fluid communication with the discharge port via the pump device. An intake connector is supported by the housing and is movable relative to the suction port so that the percentage of suction volume of the suction port drawn in between the intake connector and the intake area can be varied. The pond pump also has a motor for driving the pump device, and a control unit for controlling the pump device and the motor.
Claims13
-10. (canceled)
A pond pump comprising:
- a housing having a discharge port and an intake area, the intake area having a plurality of slots providing openings in the housing;
- a pump device mounted in the housing and connected to the discharge port;
- a suction port connected to the pump device so that the suction port is in fluid communication with the discharge port via the pump device;
- an intake connector movably mounted to the suction port so that a percentage of suction volume drawn through the suction port can be variably split between the intake connector and the intake area;
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- a motor for driving the pump device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.